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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000514

SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2609 SW 25TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33133 · (305) 856-5197 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Florida public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools

Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
188 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5716%
Kindergarten4613%
Grade 15515%
Grade 23610%
Grade 36719%
Grade 45515%
Grade 54212%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (42).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
154%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
34095%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19554%
Female
16346%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL→MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
43.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.0%53.9%
2023-2441.7%48.8%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school35852.5%41.8%
CYPRESS K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
37652.1%60.1%
MIAMI SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI SPRINGS
38153.5%56.3%
JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
41052.4%66.7%
ROYAL GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
37151.5%60.4%
SNAPPER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
36251.4%75.0%
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.8%#1,732 of 2,136#240 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.9%#1,374 of 2,149
▲ 62
#211 of 279
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#1,648 of 2,149
▼ 94
#228 of 279
▼ 27
Enrollment
ranked largest first
358#1,868 of 2,267#213 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#941 of 2,077#95 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.6%#2,031 of 2,108#194 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.5%#1,191 of 2,188#157 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.3%#319 of 1,374#70 of 185
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
358
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253582315.6:153% (188)
2023-243872416.1:156% (217)
2022-233992516.0:161% (245)
2020-213862714.3:183% (322)
2017-184793414.1:177% (368)
2015-165814014.5:181% (472)
2010-115554013.9:182% (454)
2000-017645214.7:179% (606)
1990-917814119.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A small elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE. There are 358 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.

MIAMI-DADE has 527 schools; together they serve 335,685 students.

By race and ethnicity, SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 95% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 69% share among Miami-Dade County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.

Based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 15.6:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among Florida public elementary schools, SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

The model predicts 54.9% for a school in Florida with SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 41.8%.

In Miami-Dade County, home to about 2,738,356 people, median household income comes to about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools enroll about 335,817 students and include SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from MATER GROVE ACADEMY, its nearest public school. SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 41.8% compares with 68.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.

The school shrank from 386 students in 2020-21 to 358 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.3:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Miami-Dade County at a glance

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Population
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students

Quick facts

School name
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
2609 SW 25TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33133
Phone
(305) 856-5197
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
358
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
188 (53%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120039000514
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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